Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 72 · 40 questions

How to say it (Stretch or keep it short): Short i (ship, sit, fill): quick and relaxed, the tongue a little lower. Long ee (sheep, seat, feel): stretched, lips spread in a smile. Short oo (full, book, good) is quick; long oo (fool, food, moon) is stretched with round lips. If the meaning changes when you stretch the vowel, take care: ship ≠ sheep.

1. 1.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) still (b) look (c) food
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) fit (b) sheep (c) sleep
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) pool (b) pull (c) bit
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) moon (b) beat (c) look
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) bit (b) moon (c) sleep
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) seen (b) put (c) soon
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) look (b) shoe (c) hit
13. 13.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
14. 14.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) cheap (b) chip (c) foot
16. 16.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) wool (b) leap (c) chip
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fill (b) put (c) meal
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) hit (b) wood (c) seat
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) still (b) heat (c) seen
21. 21.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seat (b) meal (c) sit
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
26. 26.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) shoe (b) wool (c) still
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) heat (b) lip (c) steal
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feet (b) chip (c) tooth
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) lip (b) school (c) meal
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) beat (b) push (c) shoe
33. 33.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) school (b) spoon (c) foot
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sleep (b) pick (c) push
36. 36.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
37. 37.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) leap (b) shoe (c) fill
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sleep (b) feet (c) fit
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) pick (b) juice (c) push

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